Top Lake Ronkonkoma, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
350 Motor Pkwy, Suite 308, Hauppauge, NY 11788
450 7th Ave, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10123
30-97 Steinway St, Suite 301-A, Astoria, NY 11103
100 Garden City Plaza, #518, Garden City, NY 11530
1271 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
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90 Merrick Ave, Suite 700, East Meadow, NY 11554
136-18 39th Ave, 8th FL, Flushing, NY 11354
100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd, Suite 511, Garden City, NY 11530
700 White Plains Road, Suite 237, Scarsdale, NY 10583
85 W Main St., Bay Shore, NY 11706
666 Old Country Road, Suite 509A, Mineola, NY 11530
863 Islip Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722
100 Broadhollow Rd, Ste 100, Farmingdale, NY 11735
170 Old Country Road, Suite 505, Mineola, NY 11501
1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
139 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
217 Willis Ave, Suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501
150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 119, Hauppauge, NY 11788
1492 Victory Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10314
44 Court St, Suite 918, Brooklyn, NY 11201
14 Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 814, New York, NY 10122
1492 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10301
26 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11209
2900 Westchester Ave, Suite 204, Purchase, NY 10577
38-17 52nd St, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11104
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New York state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine